- Günther Schwägermann
Günther Schwägermann was born on
24 July 1915 inUelzen and served in theNazi government of German dictatorAdolf Hitler . Specifically, from about 1940, Schwägermann was adjutant to Dr.Joseph Goebbels .In January 1945, Goebbels sent Schwägermann to his villa at Lanke, ordering him to bring his wife, Magda, and their children to stay at an air raid shelter in Schwanenwerder.
By
22 April 1945 , the Soviets were attacking Berlin and the Joseph and Magda Goebbels brought their children to theFührerbunker . Schwägermann came with them. It was in this protected bunker deep below Berlin that Adolf Hitler and a few loyal personnel were gathered to direct the city's final defence.On
1 May 1945 , during the final days of theBattle for Berlin , Schwägermann assisted with burning the bodies after the suicides of Goebbels and his wife. His last rank wasSS -Hauptsturmführer .Schwägermann survived
World War II . He successfully escaped to West Germany where, until 1947, he was in American captivity.It is unknown what happened to him after this, and his life in postwar Germany is rarely debated and usually ignored.
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